Keynote Speaker

Prof. Kaimin
Shih
The University of Hong Kong
Biography:
Kaimin Shih is currently a Professor in
the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. He
received his Ph.D. and the postdoctoral training in the Environmental
Engineering and Science program at Stanford University. After joining
the University of Hong Kong, he has established and led the
“Environmental Materials Research Group” since 2008. Their work is
primarily to engineer and employ material properties for innovative
environmental and energy applications. Professor Shih is particularly
interested in studying the mass transfer behavior in solid matrices and
at water-mineral interfaces. He has carried out research projects
related to waste-to-resource strategies, environmentally-friendly
materials/products, urban environmental pollutants, water and waste
treatment technologies, and energy-storage materials. Professor Shih has
published 250+ SCI journal articles with 8000+ Scopus citations (h-index
49), authored 8 book chapters, and edited 2 books. He is currently a
member of the Scientific Advisory Board in the International Waste
Working Group and serves as executive committee members in 5
environmental associations. Professor Shih is currently the Editor
(Co-Editor-in-Chief) of Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
(Impact Factor 5.909) and the Associate Editor of Waste Management
(Impact Factor 7.145). In 2014, he received university’s Outstanding
Teaching Award for his extraordinary contribution to the environmental
engineering education at the University of Hong Kong. Further details
about Professor Shih’s research activities can be found at
http://web.hku.hk/~kshih/